Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
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The Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War. Its flag was either a w
Standard-bearer at the 2006 Aizu Parade bearing the flag of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
Troops from Sendai, following their mobilization in April, joined the Northern Alliance against Imperial troops in May 1868.
Yoshihisa, Prince Kitashirakawa of Japan, was the second head of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family. He was formerly enshrined in Tainan-Jinja, Taiwan, under the name Kitashirakawa no
Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
…northern Echigo Province, and even the Matsumae Domain of Ezo (modern-day Hokkaidō). Headquartered at Shiroishi Castle, the alliance's nominal head was Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa, the onetime abbot of Kan'eiji Temple in Edo who fled north following the Satsuma–Chōshū takeover of the city, who declared himself "Emperor Tobu…
Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa
Equestrian monument to Prince Kitashirakawa in Kitanomaru Park, located north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace
Princess Kitashirakawa Tomiko, consort
Prince Kitashirakawa Naruhisa, heir